Federal agriculture research and crop policy remain major issues as lawmakers continue discussions surrounding the 2026 farm ...

WASDE report forecasts tighter crop supplies, higher prices for 2026-27, according to the May 12 report from the U.S.

Higher input costs and lower commodity prices are threatening to shrink profits for farmers this year as the fall harvest begins. U.S. farms, excluding those in Alaska and Hawaii, spent $481.9 billion ...

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A provision in the House aims to standardize specialty crop disaster aid by directing USDA to base payments on producers’ prior-year sales. Some non-full-time farmers could see payments capped at $155 ...

Farm leaders urged lawmakers to work quickly to include additional aid for farmers and language aimed at allowing year-round use of 15% ethanol blended gasoline, or E15, in appropriations bills being ...

Cargill held meetings in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin earlier this spring to give farmers information ...

Debate over the 2026 farm bill continues in Washington as lawmakers work through differences on commodity programs, ...